[Business & Technology News Editor: Carly Zander]Tutoring Club Makes List of Top 10 New FranchisesEntrepreneur Magazine recognizes innovative tutoring company among most successful educational franchises in
the nation
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - Jan. 30, 2004 /Send2press Newswire/ -- In its annual ranking of U.S. franchise
businesses, Entrepreneur Magazine has ranked Tutoring Club (www.tutoringclub.com) as one of the top ten new
franchises for 2004. The San Francisco Bay Area-based company, which was founded in 1991 and began
franchise activities in 1999, was ranked 190 out of the top 500 franchise businesses based on financial
strength and stability, growth rate, and size of the franchise system.
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[Business & Technology News Editor: Carly Zander]DVD Distributors Show Mixed Results Following Holiday Season
RENO, NV - Jan 28, 2004 /Send2Press Newswire/ -- AXcess News announced
today that they have released a story covering the DVD distribution industry which focuses
on both brand name companies and several niche players.
Sony Corporation, still reeling from its restructuring, reported a 26% drop in net income
for the latest quarter with DVD recorders showing gains as one of its bright spots in an
otherwise dismal financial picture.
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[Business & Technology News Editor: Carly Zander]Blue Sky Dogs Premieres Groundbreaking Dog And Owner Weekend TripsUnprecedented New Service Offers New York Area Dog Owners the Opportunity to Travel
Effortlessly and In Style with Canine Companions
NEW YORK, NY - January 26, 2004 /Send2Press Newswire/ -- Blue Sky Dogs
(www.blueskydogsny.com), New York City's first and only Canine Adventure and Dog-Friendly
Travel Company, is hosting its first Best Friends Weekend commencing with a trip to the
Catskill Mountains, March 19th - 21st, 2004. Best Friends Weekends, an exclusive service of
Blue Sky Dogs, offers busy dog owners the opportunity to escape with their best friends on
all-inclusive weekend trips that cater to worry-free dog and owner travel.
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[Business & Technology News Editor: Carly Zander]Health Discovery Corporation Announces Agreement With M.D. Anderson Cancer Center for Biomarker and Pathway Discovery in Prostate Cancer
WACO, Texas - Jan. 26, 2004 /Send2Press Newswire/ -- Health Discovery Corporation (OTC
Bulletin Board: HDVY) today announced the signing of its second Biomarker and Pathway
Discovery Agreement with The University of Texas, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston
Texas. Under the terms of the Agreement, The University of Texas, M.D. Anderson Cancer
Center, has granted the Company a first option to obtain an exclusive worldwide royalty-
bearing commercial license to commercialize any discovered prostate cancer biomarkers or
pathways identified by the Company utilizing its proprietary and patent protected Fractal
Genomics Modeling (FGM) techniques.
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[Business & Technology News Editor: Carly Zander]SK&I Announces Use & Occupancy Permit Granted for Edgemoor Condominium
BETHESDA, MD - January 21, 2004 /Send2Press Newswire/ -- SK&I Architectural
Design Group, LLC (SK&I) announced today that the Montgomery County
Permitting Services office has granted the Use and Occupancy Certificate for
The Edgemoor, a condominium residence located at 4821 Montgomery Lane,
Bethesda, Maryland. The granting of this permit marks the final project
milestone, which enables the residents to begin moving into their units. The
building has been sold out for approximately 8 months.
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[Business & Technology News Editor: Carly Zander]Over 100 Influential Black Organizations Join Forces for Voter Empowerment Campaign
Results of Issues Poll Released During Launch of Unity 04
WASHINGTON, DC - Jan 14, 2004 /Send2Press Newswire/ -- A coalition of political, business,
and civic organizations launched the Unity 04 Civic Engagement and Voter Empowerment
Campaign (Unity 04), during a press conference at the National Press Club in Washington,
DC last week. The coalition also released the results of an issues poll measuring opinions
about the social and economic status of Black Americans over the past three years.
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[Business & Technology News Editor: Carly Zander]Landmark National Bank, La Jolla, California, Appoints Ron Perry As Senior Vice President/Manager Of New SBA Division
SAN DIEGO, CA - Jan. 14, 2004 /Send2Press Newswire/ - Landmark National Bank
(OTC BB: LMRK) is pleased to announce that it has appointed
Ron Perry as Senior Vice President/Small Business Administration Division
Manager. Perry has 19 years experience in SBA lending, including serving with
a number of Landmark National Bank officers at the former Scripps Bank. With
the addition of Perry, Landmark National Bank will further serve the
community by providing SBA commercial and real estate loans. This division
should assist Landmark National Bank in attaining its goal for a higher rate
of growth in 2004, compared to 2003.
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[Business & Technology News Editor: Carly Zander]Crack Down On Oil Reserves Fueling Demand For High-tech Resources
RENO, NV - Jan. 13, 2004 /Send2Press Newswire/ -- AXcess News released a story that oil companies are facing calls
for a crackdown in the way they handle their oil and gas reserve figures
in the wake of Friday's shock announcement from Shell. Microsoft
technology partner, The Project Group (OTC BB: PJTG), could hold the
answer for many of those companies.
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[Business & Technology News Editor: Carly Zander]100 Million Pink Candles will Light Up for Valentine's Day - National Campaign to Bring Our Troops Home Begins
SCOTTSDALE, AZ - January 12, 2004 /Send2Press Newswire/ -- Two Friends, that own and run an Intuitive Consulting Business called "The Love Goddesses" of Radio Talk, Cheri Trapier and Kimberly Dawn, are now asking Americans to light a pink candle at 6:00pm on February 14th to bring our U.S. troops home who are abroad. They have recently been featured on radio stations in San Francisco, Calif. & Vancouver, Canada. Every household in the U.S. is being asked to light a pink candle in front of your home for 5 minutes and send a message of love to our troops overseas and hold the intention of our soldiers coming home sooner than expected.
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[Business & Technology News Editor: Carly Zander]I Love You Truck Brings The Magic Of The Movies Home This Valentine's Day - Surprise Someone You Love
CHICAGO, IL - January 9, 2004 /Send2Press Newswire/ -- The Scrolling Mobile Billboard Company announces the launch of ILoveYouTruck(R) which takes the guesswork out of Valentine's Day gift shopping with their new mobile billboards and floral arrangements (www.iloveyoutruck.com). The company owns a fleet of 20-foot trucks that consists of computerized, rotating billboards which scroll to display different programmable messages, such as "I Love You, Will You Marry Me?," "I'm Sorry," "Happy Anniversary," and "Let's Be Friends."
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[Business & Technology News Editor: Carly Zander]City Network, Inc. Common Stock Approved for Listing on the American Stock Exchange
TAIPEI, Taiwan - Jan. 9, 2004 /Send2Press Newswire/ -- City Network, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: CYNW): City Network, Inc. (the "Company") announced that its common stock listing application has been approved by the American Stock Exchange (the "AMEX"). The Company's common stock is expected to commence trading on the AMEX under the trading symbol "CSN" on Thursday, January 15, 2004.
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[Business & Technology News Editor: Carly Zander]Launch of Six Sigma Brokers: a Unique New Service, which Optimizes the Productivity of Six Sigma Deployment
NEW YORK, Jan. 7, 2004 /Send2Press Newswire/ -- Six Sigma Brokers LLC (www.sixsigmabrokers.com) announces the public launch of its new company. Six Sigma Brokers(tm) was born out of demand voiced by clients who, faced with the rapidly escalating range of Six Sigma products and services, need help selecting the deployment options that are right for them. Six Sigma Brokers enable their clients to maximize the benefits of Six Sigma, while reducing the time, cost and risk associated with the deployment process itself. Six Sigma Brokers provide extensive knowledge of the global Six Sigma training, consulting and services industries and consequently are able to support their clients with high quality, totally impartial, advice.
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[Business & Technology News Editor: Carly Zander]Citation Corp. Completes Voluntary Restructuring
BIRMINGHAM, AL - Jan. 6, 2004 /Send2Press Newswire/ -- Citation Corporation (Citation, www.citation.net) announced today that it reached an agreement with its lenders to restructure the company's debt and equity. Affiliates of Kelso & Company, the company's primary shareholders have invested an additional $20 million. The new arrangement provides Citation with additional liquidity by restructuring the current debt service arrangement. In addition, Citation reduced its indebtedness obligations by approximately $116 million as a result of these transactions.
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[Business & Technology News Editor: Carly Zander]Management Dynamics Promotes Al Cooke to Vice President Sales
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ - January 5, 2004 /Send2Press Newswire/ -- Management Dynamics, Inc. (www.ManagementDynamics.com), the market leader in price and contract management solutions for the ocean transportation industry, today announced the promotion of Albert Cooke to vice president of sales. Cooke will be responsible for direct sales to shippers and NVOCCs as well as managing the company s indirect channel.
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[Business & Technology News Editor: Carly Zander]Beer Author Says Wine Can Also Make The Pounds Melt Away'Carb Counts For Wine And Beer Now Available,' Just in Time For New
Year's Resolutions
CHICAGO, IL - Jan. 5, 2004 /Send2Press Newswire/ -- Low carb dieters
vowing to lose weight can welcome in the New Year with the carbohydrate
counts of wine and beer. Compiled by Bob Skilnik, author of "The Drink
Beer, Get Thin Diet: A Low Carbohydrate Approach" (ISBN: 1410733858),
1stBooks, the addition of over 275 wines with their carbohydrate counts,
now available on the author's website (www.drinkbeergetthindiet.com),
compliments the information found in his book for beer drinkers and adds
new hope for wine and beer drinkers practicing a controlled carbohydrate
lifestyle.
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[Business & Technology News Editor: Carly Zander]Health Discovery Corporation Completes the Acquisition of Fractal Genomics
WACO, Texas - January 2, 2004 /Send2Press Newswire/ -- Health Discovery Corporation, Inc. (OTCBB: HDVY) today announced the completion of the acquisition of Fractal Genomics in San Francisco, California. Fractal Genomics was founded by Sandy Shaw, a former bioinformatics specialist at the University of California, San Francisco and former computer scientist and software engineer with over twenty years of experience at Bell Labs, Lockheed Electronics and the University of Hawaii. As part of the acquisition, Sandy Shaw has assumed the position of Vice-President-Fractal Technology with Health Discovery Corporation.
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Dec. 2003 Business News

[Business News Editor: Christopher Simmons, Senior Editor]E-Commerce For Mom & Pop ShopsA Small Maine Company Uses Open Source Software to Help Mom & Pop
Businesses Sell OnlineROCKPORT, Maine - Dec. 22, 2003 /Send2Press Newswire/ -- BLACKSUN
networks, Inc. announced today the launch of
a new E-commerce service that makes it quick and easy for small "mom &
pop" businesses to build online stores. Until now, many small businesses
have been unable to sell online because of the substantial investment
required. The expertise needed for the design and maintenance of online
storefronts put them out of reach of the smallest businesses.
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[Business News Editor: Christopher Simmons, Senior Editor]Father and Daughter Team Launching International Peace Star IA huge balloon that will fly across the United States to draw attention
to world poverty, promote peace, and further their dream of launching
'The International Peace Star' into space
DETROIT, MI - Dec. 17, 2003 /Send2Press Newswire/ -- Jon Maxey, and 17
year-old daughter Angela have conceived an ambitious strategy to promote
world peace, "The International Peace Star Project." The duo's goal:
launch a massive reflective balloon, dubbed "The International Peace
Star," into orbit, encouraging the world to look at the beauty that
surrounds us and to think about the importance of peace.
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[Business News Editor: Christopher Simmons, Senior Editor]Leadman Electronics to be the Exclusive Distributor of the Intel(r) Award-Winning Play@TV
SANTA CLARA, CA - December 15, 2003 /Send2Press Newswire/ -- Leadman
Electronics, USA Inc. (www.leadman.com) announced today that it has
become the exclusive distributor of the Play@TV digital media adapter
(DMA) in the US Market. Play@TV is a new innovative digital media
adapter that allows the enjoyment of multi-media files (including MP4,
DIVX, etc) from a PC to any home entertainment system. By utilizing a
wireless (80211.b) or 10/100 wired network, users can access DVDs, music
files, videos and pictures stored on a PC to virtually any location in
their home.
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[Business News Editor: Christopher Simmons, Senior Editor]ResortsandLodges.com Offers Alternative To Major Travel OutletsExtensive Online Information for Travelers, Non-Commissioned Promotion
Opportunities for Property Managers
ST. PAUL, MN - December 12, 2003 /Send2Press Newswire/ -- TravelNet
Solutions today announced the re-launch of the Resorts and Lodges
website (www.ResortsandLodges.com). ResortsandLodges.com now offers
Resorts, Hotels, Airlines, Car Rental companies and other travel service
providers the unique opportunity to choose from several different
products or packages, take unlimited bookings or reservations, and keep
100% of their sales. Since no commissions are taken, customers are able
to access detailed property information and contact properties directly
regarding bookings.
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[Business News Editor: Christopher Simmons, Senior Editor]Credit Factor Conducted Its Own Research And Found That 21.7% Of Respondents Use Credit Monitoring Service
NEW YORK, NY - December 11, 2003 /Send2Press Newswire/ -- Credit Factor
conducted a new study in credit report industry to find out how popular
credit monitoring is. Credit monitoring is a service which allows the
consumer to track changes in his/her credit report. The respondents have
been offered to answer the following question: "Are you signed up for a
credit monitoring?" About 21.7% of respondents have answered "Yes" and
about 78.3% of respondents have answered "No".
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[Business News Editor: Christopher Simmons, Senior Editor]Senator Joe Lieberman 'Stabbed In The Back' - Offered Opportunity For Civilized Revenge By BackStabbers.com
ATLANTA, GA - December 10, 2003 /Send2Press Newswire/ --
BackStabbers.com today offered Senator Joe Lieberman an opportunity for
Civilized Revenge(tm) in response to the actions of Former
Vice-President Al Gore on Tuesday which mirrored those of so many others
in the political and business worlds for centuries. The former
Vice-President chose to backstab a friend for his own personal gain.
Gore's victim, his 2000 Vice-Presidential running mate, Senator Joe
Lieberman of Connecticut; was backstabbed in an act that was roundly
condemned by Lieberman, his supporters, and citizens nationwide.
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[Business News Editor: Christopher Simmons, Senior Editor]NavSat S.A.S. 2004 Congress To Bring Together Over 2,000 Experts, Developers And Service Providers In Satellite ApplicationsExhibition And Conference On April 27 - 29, 2004, To Lay Foundation For
Global Satellite Market Of More Than $30 Billion Annually
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Dec. 9, 2003 /Send2Press Newswire/ -- NAVSAT S.A.S.
2004 (NavSat), the International Congress on Satellite Applications and
Systems, will attract more than 2,000 senior-level decision makers and
experts from around the world to pursue the rapidly growing
international market for satellite applications, expected to reach over
$30 billion in the next ten years and stimulate growth for the economy
worldwide.
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[Business News Editor: Christopher Simmons, Senior Editor]New National Study of Corrections Corporation of America Warns Investors and Legislators of 'Risky Investment'Report Explores Continuing Operational And Financial Problems; Questions
CCA's Long-Term Viability As States Reassess Prison Policies
WASHINGTON, DC - Dec. 9, 2003 /Send2Press Newswire/ -- An analysis
released today by Grassroots Leadership (www.grassrootsleadership.org)
of the first two decades of Corrections Corporation of America (CCA),
questions how the nation's largest private prison company can remain
viable in the face of continuing operational problems and current
national corrections trends modifying lengthy prison terms. As states
struggle though their third consecutive year of fiscal gloom with a
cumulative $200 billion in revenue shortfalls, and lawmakers in 25
states implement smarter, shorter and less costly sentencing and
correctional reforms, the report draws into question how CCA can
possibly keep its cellblocks full.
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[Business News Editor: Christopher Simmons, Senior Editor]World's First 'Living' Advertisement Makes A Big SplashC I Host's 'Human Billboard' Called Huge Success - 500 New Customers
BEDFORD, TX - December 8, 2003 /Send2Press Newswire/ -- In the 6 months
that a 22-year-old Illinois man has had "C I Host" and "Managed Web
Hosting" tattooed on the back his head, the company has counted 500 new
customers who bought C I Host's services because they saw the tattoo.
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[Business News Editor: Christopher Simmons, Senior Editor]Key Rest Inc. Announces Piano Sabbatical Vacation For Adults of All Music Experience Levels
ST. PETERSBURG, FL - Dec. 4, 2003 /Send2Press Newswire/ -- Key Rest Inc.
(www.keyrest.com) announced today a new adult camp for those who have
taken the first step toward playing piano, but simply can't find the
time to perfect their musical art. Following the popular trend of "self
improvement getaways" already well represented in active vacations from
biking and hiking to mountain climbing, adults over 35 are looking for
opportunities to immerse themselves in music. As a result, adult music
camps are starting to pop up across the country. One such camp is "Key
Rest: A Piano Sabbatical," on Florida's West Coast.
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[Business News Editor: Christopher Simmons, Senior Editor]Management Dynamics Opens Atlanta OfficeStrong Growth for the Rate Explorer Contract Management Solution Leads
to Opening of New Sales and Service Center
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ - Dec. 2, 2003 /Send2Press Newswire/ -- Management
Dynamics, Inc. (www.ManagementDynamics.com), the market leader in price
and contract management solutions for the ocean transportation industry,
today announced the opening of a new service center based in Atlanta,
GA. The new office will house upwards to one hundred employees engaged
in sales, contract maintenance and support for Rate Explorer customers.
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[Business News Editor: Christopher Simmons, Senior Editor]Accents in Water Artfully Integrates Serenity of Water into a Healthy Choice
ENGLEWOOD, CO - Dec. 1, 2003 /Send2Press Newswire/ -- After ten years of
creating large, stainless steel, glass, copper and marble water features
for major corporations and large medical facilities throughout the U.S.,
Accents in Water (www.accentsinwater.com) is pleased to announce
smaller, affordable water features, suitable for any size office. The
self-contained units can be located anywhere there is electrical power.
Accents in Water's creations purify the air and create tranquility in
offices.
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[Business News Editor: Christopher Simmons, Senior Editor]1st Books Announces New Low Carb Diet Book To Include Regular Brewed Beer'The Drink Beer, Get Thin Diet,' Just in Time For New Year's Resolutions
CHICAGO, IL - Dec. 1, 2003 /Send2Press Newswire/ -- 1st Books announces
The Drink Beer, Get Thin Diet: A Low Carbohydrate Approach by Bob
Skilnik (ISBN: 1410733858). This guide to low carbohydrate living is
unique in its observance of a weight reduction program that includes the
moderate consumption of both light and regular brewed beers. The book
features more than 350 beers and their carbohydrate counts from over 50
worldwide breweries, making this book a sound guide for both social
drinkers and bar regulars to refer to when indecision hits in the liquor
aisle.
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[Business News Editor: Christopher Simmons, Senior Editor]Water Features Add Beauty And Health Benefits To The HomeAccents In Water Purify Air, Cleanses Water and Create Tranquility For A
Healthy-Home Environment
ENGLEWOOD, CO - Dec. 1, 2003 /Send2Press Newswire/ -- Accents in Water's
creations purify the air and create tranquility in homes. After ten
years of creating large, stainless steel, glass, copper and marble water
features for major corporations and large medical facilities throughout
the U.S., Accents in Water (www.accentsinwater.com), is pleased to
announce smaller, affordable water features; perfect for homes. The new,
smaller units are self-contained and can be located anywhere there is
electrical power.
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